I Was Just Trying To Make A

I Love To Take Actors To A Place Where They Open A Vein. That’s The Job. The Key Is That I Make It Safe For Them To Open The Vein.

All The Theories That Acting Is Reacting To Imaginary Circumstances As Though They Are Real, And Directing Is Turning Psychology Into Behavior, Those Are All Stabs At Something That Can't Be Taught. All The Great Actors Can't Talk About What They Do, And They Don't Want To Begin To Talk About It. They Just Do It.

Directing Is Mystifying. It's A Long, Long, Skid On An Icy Road, And You Do The Best You Can Trying To Stay On The Road... If You're Still Here When You Come Out Of The Spin, It's A Relief. But You've Got To Have The Terror If You're Going To Do Anything Worthwhile.

Take Off All Your Clothes And Walk Down The Street Waving A Machete And Firing An Uzi, And Terrified Citizens Will Phone The Police And Report, There's A Naked Person Outside!

Being With An Insanely Jealous Person Is Like Being In The Room With A Dead Mammoth.